Wednesday, March 20

1. Get out your spiral

2. Update table of contentsDate Title Entry #03/07 Madison/Monroe Review 2603/08 Timeline chapter 12 2703/18 Chapter 12 Vocabulary 2803/19 A New Era in Politics notes 2903/20 Jackson and the White House notes 30

3. Turn to entry #30 and set up Cornell Style4. Title it Jackson and the White House notes

“The president, after having literally been nearly pressed to death…escaped to his lodgings at Gadsby’s….Ladies

fainted, ,men were seen with bloody noses.

Jackson in the White House

1. Jackson A. Self-Made Man B. Military Leader/Indian fighter C. Experienced Politician D. Common man

Jackson in the White House

1. Jackson A. Self-Made Man B. Military Leader/Indian fighter C. Experienced Politician D. Common man

2. The Spoils System A. Reward for Victory*Fired gov’t employees and replaced them w/ hissupporters*He is letting more citizens participate in the gov’t*Prevent a small group of wealthy men controllingthe U.S.* Spoils System – “To the victors belong the spoils”

Jackson in the White House

2. The Spoils System A.

B. The “Kitchen Cabinet”*Appointed friends in his Cabinet*Martin Van Buren (Sec. of State) only qualified man

*Vice President –John C. Calhoun (South Carolina)

Jackson in the White House

3. The Bank War *Didn’t like the Second Bank of the United States

*Thought it favored the wealthy and was unconstitutional

(even though Supreme Court ruled in the banks

favor)*Congress passed it*Jackson vetoed it *The bank closed and federal money was moved to

statebanks run by friends of the Sec. of Treasury

*Known as pet banks*Long term effect – financial crises for the next

president

4. A Crisis over Tariffs A. Tariff of Abominations

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QVur0cRs7A

4. A Crisis over Tariffs A. Tariff of Abominations

*highest tariff in American history*Protected manufactures in the north*many thought this was unconstitutional

4. A Crisis over Tariffs A. Tariff of Abominations

*highest tariff in American history*Protected manufactures in the north*many thought this was unconstitutional

B. Calhoun v. Webster*V.P. Calhoun was against tariff and said:states had the right to nullify a federal law they disagreed with (States’ Rights)*Calhoun quits when Jackson sides the federal gov.

4. A Crisis over Tariffs B. Calhoun v. Webster

*V.P. Calhoun was against tariff and said:states had the right to nullify a federal law they disagreed with (States’ Rights)*Calhoun quits when Jackson sides the federal gov.

C. The Nullification Crisis*1832 a lower tariff was passed in Congress*South Carolina not satisfied and passed the Nullification Act declaring the tax illegal*S.C. threatened to secede – this would lead to Civil War*Henry Clay proposed a compromise lower tariff*Jackson threatened to send troops to S.C.

4 questions and a summary

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